refuse to be a concubine

Chapter 9
Tang Yu didn't look at me, but said to the palace man: "You have been in the palace for many years, and you should know that some people disappeared without knowing it. Whether to pass it on or not is up to you."

These threatening words had an effect on the maid, and without even thinking about it, the maid went into the palace to report.

I breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that in this palace, I am still a little tender, "Thank you, Tang Yu."

"Just passing by." Tang Yu glanced coldly at me, turned around and left.

Regardless of whether he was passing by or not, Tang Yu still helped me.

"Do you like to eat shepherd's eggs?" I ran up to him and said with a smile, "In my hometown, every April, I eat a few shepherd's eggs to cool off my irritation."

"do not like."

"It's delicious."

Although Tang Yu still looks cold, but I always feel closer to him.

He also turned a blind eye to his coldness.

Maybe there's so much going on these days, and he's been there for almost everything, and he's helped me in some way.

If he made a noise that night, I'm afraid the empress has dealt with me by now.

After looking at my smile for a while, he said with a slightly awkward expression: "I only eat one."

"Okay." I nodded with a smile.

At this time, the palace servant who was going to report came out, and said in an impatient voice: "Concubine Liu told you to go in."

This is the second time for me to enter Concubine Liu Palace, and I found that my mood is completely different.

Those things cannot be said to have been let go, only matured.

I know how to hide and restrain myself, and I no longer easily feel uneasy, uneasy, or even think about it.

Maybe it's because I met that person more times.

In front of a person who has forgotten you, no matter how much you express resentment and hatred, it is also futile.

"Concubine Liu, this servant is Su En from the Queen's Palace, and I came here at the Queen's order." I said softly outside the door.

"come in."

Push open the door, smell the aroma.

Five arm-thick candles illuminated the entire bedroom.

Concubine Liu was dressed enchantingly, and she only wrapped her exquisite figure in a red bellyband.

She was dancing, a very flamboyant dance.

He was dressed in black clothes, took off his hat and opened his clothes, and lay lazily on the dragon couch watching her dance, holding a wine glass in one hand, and a jug in the other hand, filling up a glass immediately after drinking, as if drunk but not drunk.

They ignored me completely.

"This servant has seen the emperor and Concubine Liu."

The wide sleeves, which are as thin as onion wings, exude a tempting fragrance and pass over my head.

No one responded.

I knelt on my own until my legs and feet were sore and numb.

Only then did Concubine Liu stop dancing, and put her frail and boneless body into his arms, and said flatteringly, "Your Majesty, how is the concubine's dancing?"

"Okay." He said coolly.

"How about compared to when we were in the Red Mansion?"

Red House?My heart suddenly tightened.

"More than anything."

Concubine Liu smiled coquettishly, and then she seemed to see me, "Isn't this the celebrity Su En next to the Empress? What are you doing kneeling? Get up."

Enduring the numbness of my legs, I stood up and was about to report Concubine An's pregnancy when Concubine Liu suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you know this Su En?"

When my eyes swept past me, I held my breath, and the cold voice almost tore my heart out, "How can I not recognize the queen's personal maid?"

"The concubine means that when the emperor was still King Hui, he was in the red building."

Concubine Liu spoke very lightly, but it sounded like thunder to me, and I almost couldn't control myself and ran away from the door.

Stealing glances at him, his cold and serious face remained unchanged. He raised his hand to drink a glass of wine, closed his eyes, and said calmly, "Really? I forgot. Could it be that Concubine Liu recognized her a long time ago?"

"Why, I think she looks a lot like one of my friends. It seems that I have identified the wrong person."

I clenched my fists, and my heart was boiling with anger. Is it interesting to tease people like this?

Ming Festival, my life and death, but they seem to be talking about the weather.

The humiliation of that night, if not for my mother, I would have died long ago.

Just because he is the emperor, I can only bear it, I can only put it down, and I can't even show a trace of resentment.

"Su En, what are you doing here?" Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows and looked at me, as if provocative.

"My Majesty, Concubine An is pregnant."

"Oh?" Concubine Liu looked at him charmingly, "I must congratulate the emperor."

He narrowed his black eyes slightly, and said lightly: "I know."

I froze for a moment, is that all?Can't help blurting out, "Won't the emperor go to see Concubine An?"

When most men know that their wives are pregnant, don't they want to go to see their wives right away?

A sneer overflowed from Concubine Liu's mouth, "What time is it? It depends on dawn. Isn't it, Your Majesty?"

After dawn?Thinking of what the queen said, I bite the bullet and said, "I heard that Concubine An doesn't go out these days and keeps herself in the palace alone. If she gets sick from boredom, it will be bad for the prince in the empress's womb. .”

"Concubine An has so many people waiting around her, how can she get sick from boredom? Don't talk nonsense here, why don't you leave soon?" Concubine Liu smiled, her eyes like needles.

"The maidservant is not talking nonsense. The empress only found out about her pregnancy later on. Concubine An kept herself locked in the house, and the palace servants said that even her daily diet was much less than usual." He should also have compassion for his own woman.

I peeked at him.

I guessed wrong, not to mention pity, not even the slightest bit of worry, he still poured the wine.

Only Concubine Liu had a smug smile on her lips.

"Your Majesty, are you really not going to take a look at Concubine An?"

"Su En, I told you to leave, do you take what I say as a deaf ear?" Concubine Liu's voice gradually became sharper.

I didn't give up, so I left like this, the empress... gritted her teeth and said: "Your majesty, the empress only cares about the body of Concubine An, so you can go and see Concubine An."

Finally, he made a slight movement, and looked towards me, his night-like eyes were slightly drunk, and there seemed to be a trace of sarcasm in his eyes, "Are you really concerned about Concubine An?"

It should be said that the words seemed to be held back by something, and the words she uttered were a little weaker, "I just think that the empress Anfei must really want to see the emperor now."

"Tomorrow I will go to Anfei Palace to visit her."

"emperor?"

"Get out." He looked at me, his eyes were no longer cold, but extremely disgusted, as if he had seen through everything.

My heart was inexplicably clenched, and at this moment, my body was extremely cold.

I don't know how it got out of Concubine Liu Palace.

The night wind is cool and the starry sky is vast.

His mind was full of disgusted eyes.

Under his ridicule, I suddenly felt the darkness in my heart. When I examined my heart, I was only using others to achieve my goal.

Yes, I don't really care about Concubine An, I just use Concubine An to please the queen, so that I don't have to stay in the palace for the rest of my life.

Is it wrong to do so?

My heart trembled, and I actually felt that this was a matter of course.

What is the difference between me like this and Wang Gonggong and the others?
When I was a child, my father said that to be a man should be open-minded, open and aboveboard, and the way of a gentleman lies in the word "bright".And as a woman, the basic truth should be guarded, right and wrong still have to be distinguished, no matter what it is, if you can't even keep the simple truth of being a human being, and live a life of confusion, it will be a waste of life.

I once said to myself "clear, just in my heart", but now it seems that my heart has been muddied unknowingly.

The night wind is getting cooler.

Looking up, I saw the three big characters Anfei Palace.

Surprised that I came to Concubine An's Palace, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty for Concubine An.

The gate of Anfei Palace is not locked like other palaces, but slightly open.

A few bamboos dance lightly in the yard, sad and sad, making people feel pity.

Unknowingly, I opened the door and went in.

The sound of the door turning broke the silence in the courtyard.

"Xiao Ling, why have you been away for so long before you come back?" A soft voice sounded in the courtyard.

Looking around, I saw a woman with a slightly protruding belly, a handsome appearance, and elegant clothes practicing calligraphy in the pavilion.

When she saw that it was a stranger, she froze for a while.

"My servant Su En has met Concubine An."

"Su En?" She murmured, and it took her a while to say, "Are you from the Queen's Palace?" The softness in her voice had disappeared, replaced by nervousness and vigilance.

"The maidservant was just passing by and saw that the door of the empress's palace was open, so she came in to have a look." I hurriedly said.

In an instant, the tension and vigilance on An Fei's face were replaced by alienation and indifference, as if the tension just now was just an illusion, "Since that's the case, let's come in and take a look as you said."

There is a stone table in the pavilion, on which the four treasures of the study stand side by side, a plate of nuts and a cup of tea.

"Is your lady practicing calligraphy?" The character "An" on the rice paper is vigorous and powerful. It is hard to imagine that such a character came from the hand of the delicate and elegant Concubine An.

"If you don't practice calligraphy, what do you think I will do?"

"Your Majesty is pregnant with a dragon child, you should rest early." I said it sincerely.

She looked at me for a while, "In the dead of night, practice calligraphy for fun, I'm afraid I will disappoint the queen."

"The empress is also extremely caring for the empress."

"Really?" Concubine An sneered, hatred flashed in her eyes, "Then I really want to thank the empress for her concern. After all, the maids around the empress change really quickly, I don't know how long you can stay ? Do the math, you are the tenth personal maid beside the empress, and none of the previous ones came to a good end."

I don't understand why Concubine An said such a sentence, she seemed to say it on purpose, and she didn't want to get involved in such a topic, besides, the time was almost up, so I saluted and said: "It's getting late, the empress should go to rest early, and the slaves will also Time to go back."

"Just go back like this, can the queen explain it?"

I was taken aback, did Concubine An really think that the queen sent me here?

"Concubine An, this servant is just passing by."

"The Queen's Palace is in front, and the Concubine An Palace is the northernmost in the harem. It's really far away for you to pass by."

The words of explanation stuck in my throat, indeed, I am afraid that no one will believe me when I pass by, but I can’t say that I walked over unknowingly, so I just smiled and said goodbye.

After leaving Anfei Palace, the night got darker.

This is the life of a court lady, right?
Running errands for your master, doing things you don't want to do, will become natural over time.

It turns out that in order to achieve the goal, people can sink unconsciously.

If it weren't for his disgusted eyes, maybe I would really be in the mud.

I've only been to the Queen's Palace for a few days.

Biting my lower lip lightly, I secretly told myself that no matter what, I must keep my kindness.Daddy is right, if you can't even stick to the simple principles of being a human being, and spend your whole life in a daze, your life will be in vain.

Taking a deep breath, I raised my head and said solemnly: "You must keep your own kindness, no matter how..."

When his eyes met a pair of black and thin pupils, the words that followed were stiffly stuffed in his stomach.

A faint smell of alcohol floated in the air.

The Xuanyi was slightly open, the wide sleeves fluttered, and the belt was tied casually. He stood lazily in front, looking at me.

The palace people behind stood quietly with bowed bodies.

He was only half a step away from me, but I didn't know it.

Too dumb, I stared at him with wide eyes.

From such a quiet distance, his brows, eyes, and nose can be seen clearly, as well as his breath.

Looking at him closely, he is so handsome that one can take his breath away.

"Remember, no one in this world can take advantage of me." After speaking, he drifted away.

this road?He is going to Anfei Palace.

I turned around and looked at him until he disappeared around the corner, then I came back to my senses, but I broke out in a cold sweat and just forgot to kneel.

Didn't he just say that he would go to Concubine An's place?
So what does this mean?
In April, all kinds of flowers bloom, and the palace is full of red willows and greenery, not to mention the imperial garden.

The queen is in a very good mood today, with a slight smile on her lips all the time, and the few accompanying palace people behind her are also much more relaxed.

"It is said that this purple mother is the best in the world, but I think it is just a flashy appearance, but this snow pond, I am afraid that only the imperial palace can maintain its appearance." The queen picked up a leaf and played with it. The purple mother plant in Bulixue Pond, which is blooming arrogantly, "What do you think, Enen?"

I have never seen these two before, and I am afraid that only that man can play with the world's best treasures in his hands, and give them to whoever he wants, "My lady said so."

In this season, the snow will naturally not be able to maintain its original appearance. The snow in this snow pool can be displayed in front of people like this because countless palace people have to go in and out of the ice cellar countless times a day.

"How long do you think this purple mother can live in the snow pond?"

"The slave does not know."

The queen raised her eyes and glanced at me, "I don't think it can survive this month." After she finished speaking, she threw the leaf in her hand into the snow pond, and beside the leaf was the purple mother plant in full bloom.

None of the dozen or so palace people nursing in Xuechi dared to pick up the leaf, they just looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to make a move even though they were anxious.

I felt the queen's displeasure.

This snow pool is a birthday gift from the emperor to Concubine Ming, who specially sent people to transport it from outside the Great Wall. Not to mention the meticulous care, the palace people in the palace alone cannot come within ten steps of it, but the empress blatantly took a leaf Throw it in.

No matter how stupid I am, I now understand that what the queen said just now was aimed at Concubine Ming.

"Your Majesty, Empress Ming Concubine is here." The palace servant beside her reported.

Turning his head, he saw several palace servants walking towards the concubine Ming who was swaying the golden hairpin.

"My concubine has met the empress." Just as Concubine Ming saluted, the empress had stepped forward to help her up, her sharp eyes hidden under a deliberate smile, "Get up quickly, the sun is good today, let's see what the emperor gave her." Your purple mother, under the careful care of my sister, it is getting more and more energetic."

"Thank you, empress, for your praise." Concubine Ming smiled proudly, "If your empress likes it, I will ask the emperor to get one for your empress. I don't know if the emperor is willing or not."

The queen's face darkened.

"Hey, who threw this leaf?" As soon as the words fell, Concubine Ming walked up to a palace guard guarding Xuechi and slapped her hard, "How did you guard it? Are you dying? ?”

The palace people knelt down in fear and shouted for mercy.

"Sister, don't get angry," the Empress smiled brightly, "It's my fault, I accidentally dropped a leaf on it, so I can pick it out myself, don't worry, I will be careful .”

Concubine Ming's face turned green with anger, and she couldn't get angry again.

The palace man gave the queen a wooden stick tied with a thin hook.

Walking to the edge of the snow pond, the queen carefully picked up the leaf with a hook. Just as the leaf was being picked up, the queen let out an exclamation, and saw her feet slipping suddenly. Several palace officials and I hurried forward to hold the leaf. She broke out in a cold sweat.

"Ma'am, are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm scared to death." The queen patted her chest, still in shock, and said in a weak voice, "If I fall into this snow pond, I will definitely suffer from the root of my illness."

"My God." At this time, the maids guarding the Xuechi became a mess, and they all looked at the middle of the Xuechi in fear.

A bad premonition emerged in my heart, and I looked, and sure enough, the purple mother plant was completely hooked by the hook of the wooden stick.

I looked at Concubine Ming again, Concubine Ming was trembling all over, glaring at the queen angrily, I'm afraid she was too angry to speak.

"Why is this so good?" The queen apologized, "I heard that once this purple mother leaves the snow pond, she will wither to death even for a while."

"You?" Concubine Ming angrily walked in front of the queen, pointing at the queen's face, "You did it on purpose."

"Sister, what are you talking about? How can I do such a thing on purpose as the empress of a country? I was not careful."

"you?"

"What about you? My sister saw it just now. I almost fell into this snow pond. Although the snow pond is not big, it is full of ice and snow. Could it be that a living person of this palace can't compare to this purple mother plant?" the queen said. The tone was a little harsher, "It's already disrespectful for you to point your finger at Bengong's face. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't pursue it. Sister, you have to pay attention to your words and deeds in the future. Don't let the palace people laugh behind your back. Let's go." .”

Following closely beside the queen, I walked a few steps and couldn't help but turn around again, and saw Concubine Ming bit her lower lip tightly, almost bleeding from her teeth, staring fixedly at the queen's back, the refracted anger might be able to Melt the entire snow pool.

When I was a child, I saw the quarrel between father and mother, and I also saw the fierceness of the women in the market. In order to make a living, I also received the domineering of the rich lady, and the arrogance of the concubine. There is nothing like the queen who blows up people with just a leaf. No bad words, even words and deeds are elegant.

That's what makes it even more annoying.

Withdrawing my gaze, I was attracted by a bright light beside Concubine Ming, and I turned my gaze to a court lady behind Concubine Ming. At her waist, the fruit-shaped jade pendant shone dazzlingly in the sun. Is it her?A scene flashed in my mind: In the pavilion, Master Shangshu Jinglin personally gave the jade pendant to the shy court lady, and said softly: "It matches you very well."

Thinking of Jing Lin, I felt a sense of loss, how is he now?Since that night, he has not appeared in the Queen's Palace.

Very sad now.

Unconsciously looking at the queen's side face, the queen is extremely beautiful, and the flowers around her are pale under her beautiful face, but she is his sister, dear sister, how can he...

Smile wryly, why do you think about this unconsciously?
It shouldn't be what I thought.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is coming this way," said a court lady.

"My son has met the queen mother." The childish voice was clear and arrogant, very similar to the queen.

"The servants kowtow to His Royal Highness the Prince."

After the ceremony, the queen took the prince's hand and walked towards the pavilion in the shade.

I told the maid next to me, "You go to serve tea, and you go to the imperial dining room to get some delicious snacks."

"Yes."

After thinking about it, I stopped the court lady who was going to serve the tea, "You work harder, go get the tea from Xiaoru, and tell her that His Royal Highness drinks it." After I finished speaking, I entered the pavilion.

Although this is the second time I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, I have not seen his appearance clearly until now. The 11-year-old Crown Prince should be considered tall compared to his peers. He looks exactly like a queen, and he is very noble.When smiling, the dark eyes flashed cunningly from time to time, and when not smiling, the ink-like eyeballs were cold again, like that person, the face was extremely delicate, as if carved out.

His appearance combined the advantages of the queen and that person.

"Your Majesty, the tea and snacks are here." The maid put down the tea and snacks and exited the pavilion.

"Seeing that your clothes are wet from playing, you must be hungry. Let's eat something." The queen looked at the prince lovingly, and she loved such a handsome son like a god a lot.

"Not hungry, just thirsty." Picking up the tea cup and taking a sip, the prince squinted his eyes and smiled, before gulping it down.

Seeing this, I poured tea for him again. While pouring the tea, the Prince's bright eyes suddenly looked at me, and I smiled slightly, "The Prince should drink water slowly. If you drink too fast, you will easily choke."
"What's your name?"

"The servant's name is Su En."

"Why have I never seen you before?"

"The servant girl is new here."

"Xu'er, are you studying seriously recently?" The queen's eyes swept over the prince's teacup, and then glanced at me.

"My son goes to the Qinxi Hall on time every day to listen to the teacher's lecture." The prince rolled his eyes, "Mother, please forgive Xiaoru's sin."

"No."

"Why not? You have been fined."

The queen took a sip of her tea and said with a smile: "You are the crown prince, and you are going to ascend to the throne in the future. Don't be childish. She is just a court lady. You shouldn't be too concerned."

"Mother's queen?" The prince threw himself into the queen's arms and acted like a spoiled child, "I don't care about my son, if you want Xiaoru, you can let her come to the East Palace to play with my son."

The queen laughed for a while, "Get up, it's so big, is it reasonable to throw yourself in the arms of the queen mother? Let the palace people laugh." Having said that, the queen hugged the prince tightly, with indescribable love between her eyebrows and eyes.

"Whoever dares to make a joke, I will punish her. Queen Mother, you can let the little Tathagata come to the East Palace to play with Erchen, okay?"

"You child."

"Mother?"

The queen softened a little, "How about this, the queen mother asked Enen to play with you, huh?"

"No, I want Xiao Ru."

"No." These two words, the queen said firmly.

At this moment, the prince raised his eyebrows and revealed a sly smile.Standing beside the queen, I could see his mischievous expression and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the prince's face full of grievances, he said in a low voice: "Alright then, let Su En play with me from now on."

The rapid change makes people smile.

"Xu'er," the queen straightened the crown prince, looking straight into his clear black eyes, "don't just think about playing, read more to lay the foundation for the future, don't let father and mother down, what mother can do for you You have done everything, if you don't live up to your expectations, it will be useless for the queen mother to do anything."

"My son knows."

"That's good, come on, let's accompany the queen for a walk." Holding the prince's hand, the queen walked out of the pavilion and walked towards the most blooming place in the imperial garden.

Along the way, the prince winked and grimaced frequently, which made the queen laugh constantly.

The following palace ladies also covered their mouths and smiled lightly, presenting a harmonious scene.

I also chuckled, since entering the palace, there are very few such relaxed scenes, every day is very depressing, the appearance of the prince makes everyone feel very happy.

The spring breeze was blowing and the flowers were fragrant. Everyone's attention was focused on the prince. I was listening to the chat between the queen and the prince while admiring the beautiful scenery of the imperial garden.

Naturally, he didn't ignore the pink figure hidden in the pile of flowers.

The figure moved as we walked, poking out its small head from time to time to look in the direction of the prince.

I saw it clearly, it was Xiao Ru.

Xiaoru waved to the prince whenever he had the chance, so that the prince could see him, but he failed every time, instead exposing his body to the flowers and plants from time to time.

Fortunately, the eyes of the maids were not around, otherwise Xiaoru might have been caught out.

I quietly picked up a gravel, and while everyone was not paying attention, I threw it in the direction where Xiaoru was hiding.

She has just been punished by the Queen, so she is so blatant, isn't she afraid of being punished again?
Seeing that I spotted her, Xiao Rufei not only showed no signs of timidity, but glared at me instead.

So, I had no choice but to back out quietly when everyone was not paying attention, and when they were far away, I quickly walked in front of Xiaoru, and said gently: "Go back quickly, it will be terrible if the empress finds out."

"You don't need to pretend to be kind." Xiaoru snorted coldly, "I must see His Highness the Crown Prince today."

"Xiao Ru, if you sneak the crown prince out of the palace, the empress is still angry, so she won't let you meet the crown prince."

"So what? The prince likes to play with me."

"Even so, there is nothing the prince can do without the consent of the empress."

Xiaoru pursed her lips, stared at me for a while, and said, "You don't have to worry about that." After speaking, she quickly chased after me.

Seeing Xiaoru being so persistent, I couldn't help worrying. Although Xiaoru treated me very unkindly, she was a child after all, and I would care about her unconsciously. At the same time, I couldn't understand why she was not reckless. How impulsive?
Does she really like His Highness the Prince so much?Willing to risk being punished by the empress?
From afar, I saw Xiaoru hiding in the flowers closest to the prince, where, if she wasn't paying attention, the queen would find her.

I really sweat for her.

Soon, the prince found her, and saw the prince hurried out of the imperial garden after saluting to the queen.

Among the flowers, Xiaoru was no longer there.

Night, silence!

The South Side Hall of the Queen's Palace is the residence of the palace people, and there is a small courtyard in the corner of the South Side Hall, which was given to Tang Yu by the Queen.

The shepherd's egg in my hand was still a little warm, so I took a deep breath and went into the yard.

Last time I agreed to give him a shepherd's egg, but when I got it, I learned that he was sent out of the palace by the empress to work.

Now the palace man said that he has returned to the palace, so I naturally want to fulfill my promise.

The courtyard is surrounded by tall trees. This courtyard is located in a corner of the south side hall alone, but it is very clean. Fortunately, the night is bright and everything in the courtyard can be seen clearly.

It's just that the lights in the hut are not lit.

I secretly wondered, didn't it mean that he returned to the palace?

"It seems that this shepherd's egg can't be delivered again." I murmured, turned around, and walked away slowly.

I have eaten three shepherd's eggs today, and I really can't eat this anymore, and I will ruin my stomach if I eat any more.

When I got to the door, I couldn't help but turned around and looked into the courtyard again. Hey, the light was turned on in the dark cabin just now.

A slender figure jumped onto the paper window, looking like he was reading a book.

Wiping my eyes, I think I was wrong.

To be honest, the cabin was indeed lit, and the figure on the window looked like it was reading a book.

It's not time for the palace people to fall asleep, let alone Tang Yu, who is close to the empress, it is impossible to fall asleep in this situation.

How did he get into the house then?
Or, did I misread, the house was lit just now?
If I can't solve my confusion, I won't think about it anymore. At least I can give away the shepherd's egg in my hand.

Re-entering the yard, coincidentally, the door of the hut was also opened at this time.

Tang Yu came out, and when he saw me in the courtyard, his cold eyes froze.

"Here, shepherd's egg." I sent out the shepherd's egg and said with a smile, "It's still hot, eat it quickly."

When he took the egg, his eyes locked on mine all the time, as if he was searching for something.

"What's the matter? Eat it quickly, it's delicious."

He didn't move.

What a strange person. I took the egg back from his hand, peeled the shell and stuffed it into his hand. When my fingertips touched him, I felt his hand was a bit cold. How could the hands of people who have been in the room be so cold? Woolen cloth?The thought just flashed by, and I didn't care. I smiled and said, "It's all peeled for you, can you eat it? Don't waste it."

His eyes are deep, and my eyes are pure.

Finally he took a bite.

"Does it taste good?" I asked with a smile, hoping he would say yes.

Unexpectedly, he turned his head indifferently, said coldly: "That's it." Then he walked outside.

this person...

I really can't speak.

Hurry up, walk side by side with him, he takes one step, but I have to take two steps to keep up.

The moonlight is softer against the backdrop of the stars. The night wind is not cold these days, and the weather in May is getting warmer and warmer.

Tang Yu and I were the only ones walking the long palace road.

"What are you doing?" Tang Yu looked down at me, her pretty eyebrows slightly frowned.

"Let's walk."

"Who allowed you to come so close to me?"

"It's not so close to you. I'm at least half a meter away from you." Even though they were walking side by side, the distance between shoulders was still within the rules.

"I'm not used to walking shoulder to shoulder with people."

"Is that so?" I smiled and took a step back, "Is that all right?"

He gave a light "hmm" as an answer.

Strange man, strange habits, but I'm used to his strangeness.

Along the way, I never spoke to him again.

But, no matter how he walked, he felt his footsteps slow down.

Walking and walking, is it shoulder to shoulder again?

I looked at the people around me wonderingly, only to see that he turned his face to one side, showing only his chin, his expression was extremely uncomfortable and weird.

I couldn't help a chuckle.

He looked down at me, annoyance flashed across his handsome face, it was really different from the alienated one just now, "What are you laughing at?"

Shaking my head, I naturally couldn't say that his expression was funny, and said, "Can't you even laugh?"

He snorted coldly.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw a court lady rushing out from the round door on the left, stopped in front of Tang Yu, gasped slightly, and said, "Eunuch Tang, Miss Su, the Empress orders you to go over quickly."

When we entered the Queen's Palace, we saw that the maid took down several bright candles, and there were only three candles left to illuminate faintly.

It was time to go to bed, and the maids all retreated.

The queen only wore a thin long gown and sat on the couch reading a book, her waist-length blue hair hanging obediently behind her, charming and charming.

"See the Empress."

"Get up, have you finished what you need to do?" The queen raised her eyes to look at Tang Yu, and then shifted her gaze to the book at hand.

"Yes."

"Very good. Tomorrow night, I will take a shower and fast to pray for His Royal Highness. Go down and get ready."

Bathing, fasting, His Royal Highness praying?I suddenly raised my head to look at the queen, and subconsciously felt that the queen wanted to see him.

"Ma'am, I'm afraid something will be wrong tomorrow." Tang Yu said.

"how?"

"Tomorrow is the birthday of Mrs. Jinglin's fiancée, Miss Yuefu. I heard that Mrs. Jinglin hosted a birthday party for Miss Yuefu in the Jingfu. As the future sister-in-law of the empress, will the empress go back to her mother's house?"

Is it really so? Is the empress really going to see Jinglin tomorrow night?
As the mother of a country, how can she leave the palace so easily?Besides, it's just to congratulate my sister-in-law's birthday. Isn't this reason far-fetched?These words were probably secretly telling the queen that Jing Lin would not come tomorrow night.

I looked at Tang Yu, but Tang Yu was also looking at me with cold eyes.

Hearing the queen say unhurriedly: "It's the future sister-in-law. It's still unknown whether Jing Lin will marry her, and besides, is it necessary for me to leave the palace for a mere birthday? You can go to Baoge and pick something to send. Go down and prepare everything for tomorrow night."

When Tang Yu left the hall, my heart became inexplicably irritable.

"Enen." The queen put down the book, and looked at me with phoenix eyes, the dark eyes were filled with unknown gloom.

"What's your order?"

"I like people with delicate thoughts. Your carefulness makes me like you. I hope the prince will like you in the future."

I didn't understand the meaning of the queen's words for a while, and was thinking about it, the queen said lightly: "Although the tea made by Xiaoru is delicious, it is not suitable for the prince. The prince is still young, how can there be a person who likes to play tricks by his side, understand? ?”

Juggler?Do you mean Xiaoru? Thinking of Xiaoru's persistence today, I said: "Madam, Xiaoru is still a child, and she makes mistakes only when she is confused for a while, so please forgive her."

"Child?" The queen sneered for a while, "there is no child in the palace, and it is useful for me to keep her now, otherwise..." After a pause, she continued, "You have to go to the East Palace from time to time, Xiang Gong People understand what the prince does every day."

If not what?Not daring to guess what the queen meant, I said, "Yes."

"Your Majesty, the emperor is here and has entered the palace gate." The palace gate was suddenly pushed open, and the palace maid hurried in to report.

The queen's eyes lit up, and she was instantly tainted with a smile. She got off the couch and went to the front of the mirror to take a closer look.

I stood by the door and bowed when the slender figure entered the inner hall. Without looking sideways, I bowed and exited, and raised my eyes inadvertently when the door was closed.

Unexpectedly, he met a pair of deep and cold eyes.

The body tensed for an instant, but the fear of the past was no longer in the heart, but the resentment remained.

His black eyes are so deep that one can't see the bottom, if you want to see it clearly, but when you see it, it is cold.

Closing the door in a panic, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, annoyed that I raised my eyes just now, although it was only for a moment, how could he not notice such a gaze?
Patting his forehead, he secretly told himself that there must be no next time, let the past be...

Smile wryly, let it go with the wind?

I shook my head, but I still couldn't do it. How can I just forget about such pain?

Perhaps, and only time will heal such pain.

Turning around, my nose suddenly hurt and hit a person's chest.

It's Tang Yu.

Oh my god, it really hurt so badly, I said subconsciously: "Shouldn't your body be soft? Why is your chest so hard?"

He said coldly, "I'm not a woman."

My face turned red slightly, and I couldn't speak for a while, so I could only stare at him.

Tang Yu glanced at me coldly, pointed to the copper pot on the table and said, "This is the emperor's tonic soup." After speaking, he turned and left.

Suddenly remembering what the queen ordered him to do, I hesitated.

I shouldn't ask, and Jing Lin is on two parallel lines, but seeing that he was about to touch the palace door, I gritted my teeth, and I rushed to him and asked, "Tang Yu, the empress is going to see Lord Jing Lin tomorrow night. ?"

He looked down at me and warned, "This is none of your business."

"Yes, but I'd like to know."

"That's why you like him so much?" Tang Yu pursed her lips tightly.

Biting my lower lip, I nodded and admitted frankly that he was the only one in the palace who knew the secret, so there was nothing to hide, and there was no need to pretend, "But I know myself, I am not worthy of Mr. Jing, and I dare not think about anything, It’s just that when you hear and see, you inevitably want to know.”

"What do you like about him?"

What do you like about him?I'm at a loss.

Never thought that liking him was liking him.

Tang Yu snorted coldly, "Surface?"

"I?"

"It seems that you are no different from those court ladies." The cold voice sounded like another layer of ice was added.

"Me? No." The voice lost its strength.

"what about me?"

"what?"

"My appearance is not worse than his, why don't you like me?"

I was stunned for a moment, and heard his voice very stiff and authentic: "Just pretend I didn't say it."

The palace door opened, and Tang Yu's figure disappeared into the night sky.

The night wind blew in from outside the door and blew out a candle.

I quickly closed the door.

There was only one candle in the corner of the hall burning on the crane tripod. Although it was much darker, the movement was not hindered, so I didn't continue to light the candle.

I don't understand why Tang Yu asked such a question?
Ask yourself again, yes, what do you like about Jinglin?

Thinking of the first time they met, he was dressed in white clothes like snow, with a high crown and hair tied up, and wide sleeves fluttering. He stood gracefully under the starry sky, with a handsome face like jade.

He smiled softly at me.

It is undeniable that I was captivated by his handsomeness. The moment I saw him, I was dumbfounded and could no longer think.

Is it really just his appearance that I like?

Shaking my head, no, what I really like is his gentleness. Since the death of my mother, I have lived a difficult life. I have repeatedly encountered obstacles in finding jobs for my livelihood. After entering the palace, I work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and encounter bullying Whiplash, at that time, he sent me medicine.

It was Jing Lin's gentleness that made me feel warm at that moment.

It's just that his tenderness is for everyone.

I couldn't help laughing at myself.

I yawned and couldn't help feeling sleepy. Looking out through the delicate cracks in the window, the night outside the hall was already very dense, so it must be very late.

He got up and walked to his small side room, and when his hand touched the warm copper pot on the table, he regained his senses, the emperor hadn't drunk the tonic soup yet.

Looking at the door of the inner hall, it was strange, at this time in the past, the empress would definitely call out.

Hey, the door doesn't seem to be closed tightly.

Taking a closer look, sure enough, the wooden door was ajar.

how could be?It was clearly closed, I thought about it carefully before I exited the inner hall, although meeting his eyes made me flustered, but this night was different from the past after all, I did close the wooden door tightly.

How did that happen?

Is the queen awake?I stepped forward and looked in.

A few groans came out from the door, softly, with the unique charm and reservedness of a woman, intermittently...

A gust of hot air rushed from the soles of my feet to my face, and my face was so red that I could cook shrimp.

I hurriedly closed the door, but no matter how quickly I closed it, the dancing gauze curtains, overlapping figures, and rhythmic limbs rushed straight into my eyes through the gap in the door.

After standing against the wooden door for a long time, his blushing face eased a little.

A complicated mood quietly rose in my heart.

The night when he lost his innocence, the day when he was seen in the palace, when he was beaten, and now he is inside with the queen...

Now I'm standing here guarding the gate for him.

Tao did not understand the feelings in his heart and could not express them in words.

The gate of the outer hall was opened, and the night wind gently blew through the palace corridor, and several lanterns on the corridor swayed with the wind.

The month is empty.

The night was very quiet.

Throwing away all the thoughts in my head, I leaned on the colonnade and looked up at the sky.

blankly...

The night sky under the night can always draw people's imagination, some people will have a feeling that the sky is vast and people are like dirt, but I just want to know if there is a bottom to the sky?

If you connect the branches one by one and poke the sky, will there be a big hole?
What is beyond the sky?

Is it pitch black, or are there people living there?

like us?

Smile, what am I thinking about?Still think so naively, let people know that they have to laugh their teeth off.

"When I'm out of the palace, I'll learn astrology. It should be a very interesting thing." I looked at the sky and muttered.

Standing up, I stretched my limbs, and suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, as if someone was watching me, that feeling...

I slowly looked behind me.

He stood leaning against the door, wearing a thin brocade robe casually on his body, the skirt was slightly open, revealing the fair skin around his neck, the sapphire belt was loosely buckled around his waist, his hair was not tied up, letting his black hair blow in the night wind, cool The thin eyes stared at me with some interest.

I was startled, knelt down and said, "This servant has seen the emperor."

When did he get up, I didn't realize it at all.

For a long time, he didn't say a word.

Feeling slightly uneasy, I couldn't help but said again: "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, please go inside."

"I'm hungry." His voice was as cold as the night wind.

At least I spoke, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll get you some soup, my maidservant." I hurriedly got up and entered the hall, and brought the hot soup to his side, "Your Majesty, please use it."

"cold."

"This pot is still hot, the soup inside won't be too cold, it's just right to drink."

"When I say it's cold, it's cold."

"Yes, servant girl, let's warm it up now." Everyone feels heat differently, I think warmth may mean cold to him, so I bowed and exited the hall, and I walked towards the small kitchen in the Queen's Palace.

I didn't see the maid on duty all the way, so I probably went to be lazy again.

After entering the stove, the copper pot was still hot on the stove, so he poured hot water from the copper pot into the iron pot, and put the copper pot into the iron pot to warm it up.

After a while, when I returned to the hall, I saw him sitting on the couch reading a book.

"Your Majesty, the soup is overheated." I respectfully presented the pot.

He didn't even look at it, just said: "It's too hot, take it out and let it cool down."

"Your Majesty, the temperature of this soup is just right, and this servant took it out at the right time."

"When I say it's hot, it's hot."

After a pause, I said softly, "Yes."

The moon seemed to have shifted position, and the night wind was cooler than before.

After half a stick of incense, I felt that the temperature on the pot had dropped a bit, so I went into the hall again.

His reading posture has not changed.

"Your Majesty, it's done." I presented the pot again.

"It's too cold, go warm it up."

"Your Majesty, the temperature of this pot is moderate. Didn't you just say you were hungry? Let's eat something to fill your stomach first." I said gently.

"I said it was too cold, didn't you hear?" He turned a page of the book.

I was startled, and said: "Yes."

I went to the small stove again, just because I was so focused on the copper pot, I hoped he would drink it up quickly, and I didn’t want to be alone with him, so I didn’t notice his cold eyes cast behind me every time I turned around, Mixed with a little inexplicable anger, there is also a desire to conquer that is not noticed by others.

When I entered the hall again with the copper pot, the time for a stick of incense had passed.

There was only a little bit of candlelight left, and the outer hall was even darker than before.

The windows are slightly open.

He stood under the window with his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry sky, the moonlight scattered through the window, and also outlined his nearly perfect jaw.

"Your Majesty, would you like to try the moderate temperature? If it's still not good, I will go again." I presented the tonic soup respectfully, and deliberately added the word "try" when I spoke.

"I'm not hungry anymore."

Almost in a daze, after so much tossing back and forth, he was not hungry in the end, and a feeling of being tricked spontaneously arose.

I just think he did it on purpose.

I pursed my lips tightly, I stopped talking, put down the pot and waited quietly.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible, why should he do this to a little palace man.

"I suddenly want to eat the soybean tremella cake made by the imperial dining room, you go and get some." He said suddenly.

"What about this tonic soup?"

"fall down."

fall down?I foolishly replied, "Yes."

Holding the copper pot and bowing out, I walked out of the hall, took a deep breath, and walked towards the imperial dining room.

Dark night.

I trotted towards the imperial dining room, through the corridors and pavilions, there were hardly any people along the way.

Also, at this time, the palace masters and masters have already fallen asleep, who would be so busy like me.

A shadow flitted across the bushes in the path, moving extremely fast.

Stop and look, under the moonlight, the shadows of the trees are whirling, there is no one there.

I was wrong.

Turn into the side door and enter the flower path on the right, which is closer to the imperial dining room.

After walking a few steps, I saw another figure coming out of the round door on the front side and walking towards the flowers on my side.

Under the light of the moon, his face was faintly recognizable, it was Tang Yu.

Has he not rested so late?

Obviously, he didn't see me, but entered the flower path on my left, separated from me only by a thin flower wall.

Hearing a deliberately lowered voice behind the flower wall said: "Why are you here so late?"

"Something has delayed it." The extremely cold voice could be anyone but Tang Yu.

"I set up a mansion for you outside the palace and picked [-] beautiful women to live in. Go and have a look, and keep the ones you like. Don't forget that the heirs of the Li family want you to inherit them."

A moment of silence.

The lowered voice said again: "Why don't you speak?"

"not the right time yet."

"Why is it not the right time? When I was your age, you were already two years old."

"I don't want to get married yet."

"Then when do you want to wait? The bigger the palace, the more pain it will be." The lowered voice paused, "Unless you recover within three years, otherwise, you have no choice."

"I have someone I like."

"what?"

"I want to marry her."

"What?" The man was obviously so surprised that he forgot to lower his voice, the original voice was extremely high-pitched, "How could you fall in love and marry? Have you forgotten your identity? Who is she?"

Another moment of silence.

"Is it a palace lady? Isn't it? You stay in the palace all day, so you must be a palace lady. Which palace is it?"

Tang Yu didn't answer.

"You? It really pissed me off."

"There's nothing else, I'm leaving first." Tang Yu's footsteps moved.

"Stop, have you forgotten that your great-grandfather ruined everything because of a woman? I told you since I was a child that women are disasters and evil spirits. You grew up in the palace, and everything about your concubine You can see it all in your eyes, which one is sincere to others? Even the smile can’t reach your eyes, why do you repeat the same mistakes?” The thin voice was full of anger and excitement, and there was a sense of hatred.

Tang Yu's voice was still cold, and did not change his tone because of his agitation and anger, "It's not that serious. I just want her to give birth to my son, that's all."

"It's that simple?"

Tang Yu gave a soft "hmm".

"Is that so?"

Tang Yu didn't answer, but asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Yu'er..." The man wanted to say something more, but Tang Yu said: "I have nothing else to do, I'm leaving first."

"You," the man sighed, "you go first, I will contact you again if there is anything to do."

There was no sound over there.

I watched Tang Yu leave, and saw another figure jump over the flowers and disappear in the opposite direction, but I couldn't pull my thoughts back from their conversation for a long time.

Are you confused?
Still understand?

Should I understand, or should I be confused?
Mansion, women, heirs...

Tang Yu turned out to be a normal man, how could this be?
It is unimaginable and shocking.

Back in a hurry, their conversations filled my mind along the way.

After entering the hall, I lowered my head and closed the door. I need to tidy up what I just heard.

Why is it so dark in the hall?

Take the fire folder on the crane tripod to light the fire.

"Where's my soy bean tremella cake?" The sudden voice frightened me and dropped the fire bag on the ground, which also covered the shock that Tang Yu and that person said to me.

"Emperor, Your Majesty?" screamed secretly, my God, I actually forgot about this matter, and I didn't go to the imperial dining room at all.

He looked at my empty hands, his cold eyes deepened, and his face darkened.

"Damn it, servant girl." I hurriedly knelt down, "Young servant girl will get it right away."

"You really don't take me seriously." He snorted coldly, and bullied me, the bright yellow boots immediately came into my eyes.

(End of this chapter)